Colombia

  • Rubén Mendoza – Tierra en la Lengua AKA Dust on the Tongue (2014)

    2011-2020ColombiaDocumentaryDramaRubén Mendoza

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    IMBD synopsis:
    In his twilight years, Silvio Vega, a child of the destitution and violence of Columbia’s countryside, takes a trip with his two grandchildren to force them to kill him instead of dying of old age.Read More »

  • Alejandro Landes – Porfirio (2011)

    2011-2020Alejandro LandesArthouseColombiaDrama

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    An adult male, 155 centimeters tall, of dark complexion; presents frontal baldness, regular eyebrows, brown eyes, wide nose, big mouth with thick lips, slight upper lip hair and big ears with free hanging lobes. He shows paralysis in the lower limbs, an open sore in the left gluteus and an old wound from a firearm projectile in the back; he moves in a wheelchair.

    Premiered in Director’s Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival.
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  • Jorge Alí Triana – Edipo alcalde AKA Oedipus Mayor (1996)

    1991-2000ActionColombiaDramaJorge Alí Triana

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    From allmovie:

    One might consider this violent adaptation of the classical Greek tragedy as Sophocles with a South American twist. Set amidst the rebel wars (representing the Theban plagues) of contemporary Colombia, Mayor Edipo (Oedipus) must mediate a peace deal between conflicting guerrilla groups and the army. It is raining when he leaves. His journey is interrupted when he gets into a shoot out on a lonely bridge. Returning fire, Edipo somehow escapes. As soon as he gets to town he hears that a prominent leader, Layo was brutally slain. No one knows who shot him. Meanwhile a blind seer wanders town making dire prophecies concerning Edipo’s future. It is he who tells the mayor that Layo was murdered by a family member. Edipo’s fate is sealed when he gets involved with the beautiful and much older Yocasta, a woman who last had sex thirty years before with her husband Layo. She got pregnant and bore a son… Tragedy ensues.
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